Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone age

/ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: stone age
IPA: /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.

name

Any extremely primitive or undeveloped era.

Informal

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The time a particular field was introduced and was in its earliest stages of development.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Stone Age.

Example Sentences

"Holonym: prehistory"
"Meronyms: Old Stone Age, Paleolithic; Mesolithic; New Stone Age, Neolithic; Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B; Chalcolithic, Cyprolithic, Copper Age"
"If they attack our country, we'll bomb them back to the Stone Age!"
"Welcome back to the Stone Age, vermin. Welcome home."
"Were it not that folk-lore has almost died out, more than one domestic rite might be traced back to the stone age."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/
British English: /ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the Stone Age (canonical) stone-age (alternative)

Phrases

Middle Stone Age Stone Age diet stuck in the Stone Age

Frequently Paired Words

Iron Age Bronze Age

Questions

How do you pronounce stone age?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/.
What does stone age mean?: A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.

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